Schalke mull over shock approach for Everton manager David Moyes

Schalke are said to be mulling over a shock move for Everton manager David Moyes.

The Bundesliga giants are reported to be eyeing Moyes as part of a five-man summer shortlist, following the sacking of legendary manager Huub Stevens last month.

Former Schalke youth team coach Jens Keller has since been appointed as a replacement, but it’s thought that he will be removed in the summer to make way for a long-term successor.

And according to German paper Express, Schalke’s leading contender for that role is Everton stalwart Moyes, who has impressed during his 10 year stint with the Toffees.

It’s thought that the Gelsenkirchen club would be willing to offer Moyes a healthy contract to move to Germany, where he would have the opportunity to take charge of a title-chasing Champions League club with plenty of money to spend.

It’s not yet clear if Moyes would be willing to quit Everton to peruse the move, but Schalke are expected to make their approach in the next few weeks, with a view to making the appointment in the summer.

Moyes would be only the second British coach to manage in Germany if he took the move, after Steve McClaren’s spell at Wolfsburg in 2011.